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<CENTER><B>EXERCISES for Chapter 2</B></CENTER></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P>

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1. Using the Simple Present tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs shown in brackets. For example:<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I ______ to the radio. (to listen)<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I <U>listen</U> to the radio.<BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He _______ to the radio. (to listen)<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He <U>listens</U> to the radio.<BR>
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1. She __________ the guitar. (to play)<BR>
2. We __________ soccer. (to play)<BR>
3. They _________ to talk. (to like)<BR>
4. He __________ ice cream. (to like)<BR>
5. You _________ your friends often. (to call)<BR>
6. He _________ the office every day. (to call)<BR>
7. She __________ regularly. (to practise)<BR>
8. They __________ once a week. (to practise)<BR>
9. We __________ here. (to shop)<BR>
10. It __________ delicious. (to taste)<BR>
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2. Using the Simple Present tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verb <B>to have</B>. For example:<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I ____ a pen.<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I <U>have</U> a pen.<BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He ___ two pencils.<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He <U>has</U> two pencils.<BR>
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1. I _______ many books.<BR>
2. You _______ an apartment.<BR>
3. He _______ a bicycle.<BR>
4. We _______ fun.<BR>
5. They _______ two sleds.<BR>
6. She _______ milk in her tea.<BR>
7. I _______ a warm sweater.<BR>
8. We _______ breakfast at eight o'clock.<BR>
9. He _______ an alarm clock.<BR>
10. They ________ a sense of humor.<BR>
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3. Paying attention to which verbs change their spelling before
adding <B>s</B> in the third person singular, fill in the blanks with the Simple Present of the verbs shown in brackets. For example:<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He always _______ promptly. (to reply)<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He always <U>replies</U> promptly.<BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; She _____ little. (to say)<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; She <U>says</U> little.<BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They _____ bridge once a week. (to play)<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They <U>play</U> bridge once a week.<BR>
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1. He __________ it. (to deny)<BR>
2. They __________ to be on time. (to try)<BR>
3. It _________ to be careful. (to pay)<BR>
4. She __________ hard. (to study)<BR>
5. You __________ good manners. (to display)<BR>
6. He always __________ himself. (to enjoy)<BR>
7. She __________ to Ireland once a year. (to fly)<BR>
8. We __________ five people. (to employ)<BR>
9. He __________ his friends. (to accompany)<BR>
10. She __________ chocolate chip cookies every week. (to buy)<BR>
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4. Paying attention to which verbs take <B>s</B> and which take <B>es</B> in the third person singular, fill in the blanks with the Simple Present of the verbs shown in brackets. For example:<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He ____ everywhere on foot. (to go)<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He <U>goes</U> everywhere on foot.<BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It _____ surprising. (to seem)<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It <U>seems</U> surprising.<BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They _____ skiing. (to teach)<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They <U>teach</U> skiing.<BR>
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1. She __________ a great deal of work. (to do)<BR>
2. He __________ television every evening. (to watch)<BR>
3. She __________ a horse. (to own)<BR>
4. We __________ the dishes every night. (to do)<BR>
5. She __________ she had a pair of skates. (to wish)<BR>
6. He _________ us to call him. (to want)<BR>
7. She __________ she made a mistake. (to confess)<BR>
8. He usually __________ the truth. (to tell)<BR>
9. They __________ apples to make cider. (to press)<BR>
10. It __________ out easily. (to wash)<BR>
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5. For each of the following verbs, underline the letter or letters
representing the sound preceding the <B>es</B> ending, and then indicate the number of syllables in the verb. For example:<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; wishes __<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; wi<U>sh</U>es <U>2</U><BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; laces __<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; la<U>c</U>es <U>2</U><BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; takes __<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ta<U>k</U>es <U>1</U><BR>
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1. watches __<BR>
2. teases __<BR>
3. likes __<BR>
4. rushes __<BR>
5. faces __<BR>
6. dines __<BR>
7. misses __<BR>
8. tames __<BR>
9. scares __<BR>
10. passes __<BR>
11. pinches __<BR>
12. wades __<BR>
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6. Change the following affirmative statements into questions. For example:<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; She walks to work.<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Does she walk to work?<BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They take the bus.<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Do they take the bus?<BR>
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1. I hurry home.<BR>
2. He drives a truck.<BR>
3. You follow the news.<BR>
4. They want a pet.<BR>
5. She likes flowers.<BR>
6. We need tea.<BR>
7. She answers the questions.<BR>
8. He drinks coffee.<BR>
9. I learn quickly.<BR>
10. It rains heavily.<BR>
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7. Change the affirmative statements given in Exercise 6 into  negative statements. For example:<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; She walks to work.<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; She does not walk to work.<BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They take the bus.<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They do not take the bus.<BR>
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8. Change the affirmative statements given in Exercise 6 into
negative questions. Give both the forms without contractions, and
the forms with contractions. For example:<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; She walks to work.<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Does she not walk to work?<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Doesn't she walk to work?<BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They take the bus.<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Do they not take the bus?<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Don't they take the bus?<BR>
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9. Add negative tag questions to the affirmative statements given
in Exercise 6. Use contractions for the tag questions. For example:<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; She walks to work.<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; She walks to work, doesn't she?<BR>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They take the bus.<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They take the bus, don't they?<BR>
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<CENTER><B>ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES for Chapter 2</B></CENTER></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P>
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Answers to <A HREF="#1">Exercise 1</A>:<BR>
1. plays 2. play 3. like 4. likes 5. call 6. calls 7. practises 8. practise 9. shop 10. tastes<BR>
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Answers to <A HREF="#2">Exercise 2</A>:<BR>
1. have 2. have 3. has 4. have 5. have 6. has 7. have 8. have 9. has 10. have<BR>
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Answers to <A HREF="#3">Exercise 3</A>:<BR>
1. denies 2. try 3. pays 4. studies 5. display 6. enjoys 7. flies 8. employ 9. accompanies 10. buys<BR>
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Answers to <A HREF="#4">Exercise 4</A>:<BR>
1. does 2. watches 3. owns 4. do 5. wishes 6. wants 7. confesses 8. tells 9. press 10. washes<BR>
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Answers to <A HREF="#5">Exercise 5</A>:<BR>
1. wat<U>ch</U>es <U>2</U> 2. tea<U>s</U>es <U>2</U> 3. li<U>k</U>es <U>1</U> 4. ru<U>sh</U>es <U>2</U> 5. fa<U>c</U>es <U>2</U> 
6. di<U>n</U>es <U>1</U> 7. mi<U>ss</U>es <U>2</U> 8. ta<U>m</U>es <U>1</U>  9. sca<U>r</U>es <U>1</U> 10. pa<U>ss</U>es <U>2</U> 
11. pin<U>ch</U>es <U>2</U> 12. wa<U>d</U>es <U>1</U><BR>
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Answers to <A HREF="#6">Exercise 6</A>:<BR>
1. Do I hurry home? 2. Does he drive a truck? 3. Do you follow
the news? 4. Do they want a pet? 5. Does she like flowers? 6. Do we
need tea? 7. Does she answer the questions? 8. Does he drink coffee? 
9. Do I learn quickly? 10. Does it rain heavily?<BR>
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Answers to <A HREF="#7">Exercise 7</A>:<BR>
1. I do not hurry home. 2. He does not drive a truck. 3. You do
not follow the news. 4. They do not want a pet. 5. She does not like
flowers. 6. We do not need tea. 7. She does not answer the questions. 
8. He does not drink coffee. 9. I do not learn quickly. 10. It does not rain heavily.<BR>
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Answers to <A HREF="#8">Exercise 8</A>:<BR>
1. Do I not hurry home? Don't I hurry home? 2. Does he not
drive a truck? Doesn't he drive a truck? 3. Do you not follow the
news? Don't you follows the news? 4. Do they not want a pet? Don't
they want a pet? 5. Does she not like flowers? Doesn't she like
flowers? 6. Do we not need tea? Don't we need tea? 7. Does she not
answer the questions? Doesn't she answer the questions? 8. Does he not drink coffee? Doesn't he drink coffee? 9. Do I not learn quickly?
Don't I learn quickly? 10. Does it not rain heavily? Doesn't it rain
heavily?<BR>
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Answers to <A HREF="#9">Exercise 9</A>:<BR>
1. I hurry home, don't I? 2. He drives a truck, doesn't he?<BR>
3. You follow the news, don't you? 4. They want a pet, don't they? 
5. She likes flowers, doesn't she? 6. We need tea, don't we? 
7. She answers the questions, doesn't she? 8. He drinks coffee, doesn't he? 9. I learn quickly, don't I? 10. It rains heavily, doesn't it?<BR>
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